The Andromeda constellation is my favourite because there is nothing I do not like about it. I feel an affinity with the mythology behind the constellation and it was first noted down by my personal favourite astronomer Ptolemy. The constellation is sometimes referred to as “The Chained Woman”, “Persea” which means the wife of Perseus, or “Cepheis” meaning the daughter of Cepheus. Andromeda is the 19th biggest star constellation and can be found in the first quadrant in the northern hemisphere.
The Andromeda constellation has a Greek creation myth and is named after the mythological princess Andromeda who was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia was so bold as to say that her beauty was greater than that of the sea nymphs. The nymphs were upset and went to Poseidon, god of the seas, who was
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Poseidon sent the sea monster Cetus (a whale like creature) to punish King Cepheus, Queen Cassiopeia and their kingdom by destroying it with floods. The only way Cepheus could save his lands and his own life was to sacrifice his daughter to Cetus so he had his young daughter chained to a rock and left to be eaten by the sea monster. Luckily, the hero Perseus rescued her; they got married and had six children. It is said the goddess Athena placed Andromeda’s image among the stars next to the constellation of Perseus.
For my own version of the story Andromeda is not the damsel in distress who was pushed around by her parents as in the original mythology story. I imagine her as a strong woman who came across bad luck. As Athena is the goddess of courage I believe she immortalised Andromeda in the stars because of the courage she showed in the face of peril. Andromeda was
He was responsible for violent storms and earthquakes. The following story showed of Poseidon’s adventure. The god, Poseidon, was known to have an ill temper. At one point, he released tempests and earthquakes out of loneliness and anger. To combat his loneliness, he went out to find a wife and eventually set his sights of a Nymph named Amphitrite. She was the daughter of the Titan Oceanus who wanting to keep her virginity. Titan ended up rejecting Poseidon saying he was too violent, so he fled to the Atlas Mountains. The love struck Poseidon sent the dolphin king and messenger Delphinus to find his love. When Delphinus found her, he promised her that if she married Poseidon he would calm the seas. Thus, they were wed eventually having two children: Rhode Benthesicyme,
Circe or (Kirke) is the daughter of Helios (The Sun) and Perseis (the daughter of Okeanos).
She is always spoken of respectfully and is remembered for her heroic deeds. She is not degraded like many of the other women Odysseus sees in the underworld. Everyone worships her and speaks about her achievements with great admiration; she is truly admired, but because she is a goddess. Athena has control over men that most women in The Odyssey do not. Women 's lives depend on what men think of them, on the other hand, men 's lives depend on Athena 's opinion of them. Athena is "Zeus ' virgin daughter" and no one has used her in that way. She is too important to be used as being an enjoyment for men; they depend on her for their own welfare. Another woman that plays a big role in this epic is Calypso. Calypso a nymph, a child of Zeus, and lives on an island in the middle of the ocean. One day Odysseus is sent to her by the god of the sea, Poseidon, because Poseidon was mad at Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops. It is on this island that another woman is used as a sexual toy and is not thought of for her own achievements, but rather for her beauty, and the fact that she is the daughter of Zeus. Men in The Odyssey only value women who they can use for physical needs and wealth, such as the women in the underworld that Odysseus encounters, and Penelope. Homer shows us how men in The Odyssey consider women less important than men. The readers rarely hear of women throughout the book. When they do, they are shown
In the beginning, it all started with the gods and goddesses Cronus (God of the Sky) and Rhea (Goddess of the Earth). They met and got married. While they were married they produced six offspring. These offspring would turn out to be some of the most famous in mythology. The offspring consisted of Hestia, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and of course, the famous Zeus. Poseidon was the oldest son to be born from these two. Unfortunately when the offspring were born Cronus devoured most, even though Rhea tried many times to keep that from happening. Finally when Zeus was born she tricked Cronus into thinking it was his own son, when handed to him, and he eat him like all the others. But after doing so, Rhea told Cronus that she had given him a stone wrapped up in a blanket. Zeus later overthrew his father and released all of his other kin. After overthrowing Cronus, Zeus took over the ruler of the kingdom. With him taking the thrown on Mt. Olympus, he chose Hades to rule the underworld and Poseidon to look after the sea and land. Poseidon was a very powerful god and ruled with fury. He was made the god of waters in general and of the sea in particular (1). He is an equal in dignity to Zeus but not in power. This is important because it does not allow Poseidon to question his br...
Cassiopeia was the queen of Aethiopia (or Ethiopeia), the wife of King Cepheus and mother of Princess Andromeda. As legend has it, Cassiopeia was a very vain woman in regards to her daughter. Although there are different versions of the tale, it is regarded that Queen Cassiopeia insulted the daughters of Poseidon known as the Nereids, the sea nymphs of the Aegean Sea, by boasting that her daughter was most beautiful. The consequences of this bold statement were almost grave. The Nereids went to Poseidon to voice their distress over the matter and Poseidon reacted by sending a terrifying sea monster named Cetus to mandate the ultimate sacrifice: Andromeda herself. Her parents decided that the only way to save their kingdom was to oblige
Aphrodite was one of the nine that were known as the Great Goddesses, “an awful and lovely goddess,” according to Hesiod (Theogony), born of the foam that ensued when Kronos cut off Uranos’ genitals and they fell into the sea. She first walked ashore in Cyprus, and was welcomed by the Seasons (Hours):
The constellation that I chose is the Orion's Belt. I have chosen this constellation because of its orientation in the night sky. The myth behind the constellation is also intriguing to me. The Greek creation myth is one of my personal favorite. Orion's Belt is a group of three stars either vertically or horizontally aligned with each other. It usually disappears from the night sky when the Scorpion constellation appears.
Cronus and Rhea are the parents of Poseidon in Greek mythology. Poseidon is one of the 3 sons; the others are Hades and Zeus. And there three sisters were Demeter, Hestia, Hera, and while Cronus was the horrible father who feared his own children so he ate them at birth. He continued to eat the newborns until his wife tricked him by giving him stones instead to save Zeus. But sadly Poseidon (and Hades) was eaten by Cronus to save them Zeus (who was being raised by nymphs) became Cronus’ cupbearer. He poisoned Cronus and he threw up Poseidon. They started a war against Cronus it lasted for ten years until the brothers released the Cyclopes and in return they gave the each a weapon. Poseidon received a trident, Zeus a lightning bolt, and Hades the helmet of darkness.
Athena was born beside the river Triton where she was nurtured by 3 nymphs. One of the nymphs
Orion was an unbeatable, tall, armed, giant who was the most handsomest of all. In almost all the stories surrounding Orion and his life they state that his parents were Neptune the god of the sea and Queen Euryale, the daughter of King Minos. He is believed to have inherited his hunting and wilderness skills from his mother who was also the great huntress of the Amazons. (The Hunter) Orion was also supposedly able to walk on water which he got from his father the god of the sea. The other version of
What makes the depiction between Athena and Aphrodite interesting is the different ways they are portrayed even sharing the similarity of being born strictly from male only. Athena from the all-powerful king of the gods Zeus and Aphrodite from Ouronos. Though they were both born from man alone, the content of these births caused Athena to be expressed in a more dignified, respected, and superior way. Hesiod’s recount of the births of Athena and Aphrodite in his Theogony reveals the source of Athena’s superiority. According to the Theogony, Ouranos’ genitals are thrown into the sea where they mix with the sea foam to result in Aphrodite (Hesiod 180-192). Aphrodite is said to be called, by Hesiod, “Philommedes, fond of a man’s genitals” ( Hesiod, 200-201). In contrast, Hesiod writes that Athena is born from Zeus’ head (Hesiod 924) after Zeus consumes her mother Metis, the goddess whose name means wisdom, for fear of her giving birth to someone who was destined to be his match in wisdom (Hesiod 894-900).
The Hero Perseus is the son of the immortal Zeus and the mortal Danaë. Apart from having clear connections to his divine father Zeus, Perseus is also a descendant of Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys. In his lineage, Perseus can be linked to numerous kings and queens of diverse states. In particular, Perseus descended from Acrisius, king of Argos and brother of the King of Tiryns. Further generations include Abas, the founder of the Abantes, as well as connections to Cepheus and Cassipeä, the parents if his future wife, Andromeda. Other kings include Epaphus of Egypt, Minos of Crete, Phineus of Thrace, and
Uranus tried to block any successors from taking over his supreme position by forcing back into Gaea the children she bore. But the youngest child, Cronus, thwarted his father, cutting off his genitals and tossing them into the sea. From the bloody foam in the sea Aphrodite, goddess of sexual love was born.
Athena is the goddess everyone wants to have as guardian for his life. She went against her uncle Poseidon to fight for her Odysseus. At one point, we can even think that Athena is also in love to Odysseus because she has never him down. But the real truth is Athena is an amazing goddess who protect Odysseus no matter what because this is the Love she has for him
There is a copious amount of major characters in the story. Some of them include Odysseus, the main character, who is a soldier and returns home after a twenty-year absence. Some of his family includes Laertes, his father, Penelope, his wife, and Telemachus, his son. There are many gods that Odysseus must battle on his journey home, including Zeus, who is said to be father of all gods, and Poseidon, the god of the ocean who punishes Odysseus and his crew by giving them a very difficult trip home after they blind his son, Polyphemus, or the Cyclops by blinding him after stabbing him in the eye. Another major character is Calypso, a sea goddess who is in love with Odysseus.